The first time I was in this swap, in 2007, when it was hosted by a dear friend, who Is no longer in swap-bot. I've seen lots of variations of if over the years, but I am returning to the simple.

You will have two partners, (that means you will get two ratings.)

You will send each one of them a postcard, with a stanza, or a few lines of a poem that has touched your life in some way.

Please credit the author, unless you've written it yourself.

Do not put your postcard in an envelope to mail. These are to be addressed, to your partner, with a stamp attached and then mailed.

It is VERY important that you write, maybe along the margins, your own name, the name of the swap, and the date you are mailing it. Be sure to also click the SENT button on this page, so you won't get marked down, just because the postal serice might be slow.

Please use a picture postcard. (Sender's choice!)

this is an international swap, open to everyone, including newbies, who have a complete and well thought-out profile.(Most of my swaps are newbie-friendly, with only ONE rule. You must have a complete profile. Since it is my only rule, I am quite strict about it.

Your swap partners want to get to know you! So be sure to take care of iright away, before partners are assigne, in order to remain in the swap.
I hope you have FUN with these!

welcome and I hope you have a lot of fun with this, and make lots of wonderful swapping friends..

I am honored that you have chosen this swap, as your initiation to swapping, and thank you for joining my swap.

I also see you have signed up for the "Just to Say Hello swap - that one is hopefully designed to attract some international swappers, and I hope you will receive a swap partner that you will enjoy for many years. There are many swappers who have signed up for both of these, several times - they are both quite popular swaps, and I do run them frequently, and yes, you certainly would be welcome to sign up again and again, as they run.

partners are randomly assigned, by swapbot - the day after the signup deadline, the host (me) will have a link to click, that will assign them- I do not actually assign the partners, it is donerandomly, as I wrote.

after I check people's profiles (to make sure you have one), and then you will have a link in your "yellow box" - at the top right corner of your swap page. to see who you send to...a link will also appear, about two weeks after the mailing deadline, for you to rate your partners.

Zarfy, if they can be mailed in the "normal" post office, with a postcard stamp.

You must check with your local post office, or postal carrier, to find out. If you cannot get an answer, then use a "purchased" postcard, with a picture on it...maybe a scene from your own corner of the world, perhaps?

I'm so angry you let @Capricorngal22 in! I sent you a message telling you she's trouble and yet she's in, I pity her partner's 'cos I tell you, she's gonna flake the s*** out of this swap!!!

Also I just read your message to me about her behaviour, aren't I glad I'll never be joining your swaps again if this is how you "check" people. Shame on you, shame on you!

She has swaps due since January, her profile has nothing in it, she doesn't reply to messages which she has read but deletes profile comments asking if she's ok and if she could kindly rate people for swaps she's received.

Unbelievable. You're one of the worst hosts I've had in a long while and I've been here for years. Shame on you.

I messaged about Capricorngal22. Seeing as I will not be sending to her, I will send a second postcard to my other swap partner instead. I cannot send to the other one since she has no address, and is not participating on swap-bot for months.

This terrible thing is my fault, yes...I accept the hurt and bad thoughts I seem to have generated. Please, is Capricorngal is your partner, do NOT sent to her...and I am sure you will not receive anything from her.

While I am very happy to angel the swap, and will send you a card from my beautiful part of the world, I know it does not make up for anything.

I tried to reach out to her, and did receive a response, that she had been thru some terrible life event...I did not realize it was likely untrue.

I am so very sorry this happened, and that it has caused such a painful backlash.

I had two huge swaps going, and also ended up in the hospital last week, that lasted until this week...that is no excuse, and I'm not trying to use it, but I have tried very hard to not miss some important details...unfortunately, her response bought her just enough time to remain in the swap,...

for that, I accept the responsibility, and offer my extreme apology...

I realize that you may never join another of my swaps, and for that I am sorry, but I do hope this has not soured you completely about this wonderful hobby...

please be well, all of you, take care, and keep warm, if you live in "snow-country" like me

@mdrywater If you're on the page of the swap, in the right corner you'll find a linkt to the adresses of the partners you send to. Just click 'see the partners you send to', under 'swap member options'